# Match Record: Major League Pickleball Australia - FINALS - Major League Pickleball Australia - FINALS, MLPA Finals - Sydney (2025-11-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 09:24:42
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7561236650
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-11-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** Major League Pickleball Australia - FINALS - Major League Pickleball Australia - FINALS, MLPA Finals - Sydney
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 16-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 5.27)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Ekaterina Biakina** (DUPR ID: RZ2X5E) - Rating: 5.139, Location: Honolulu, HI, US
- **Aiko Yoshitomi** (DUPR ID: NY6WG2) - Rating: 5.366, Location: Tokyo, JP

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Ken Tam** (DUPR ID: 0YZ0KG) - Rating: 5.406, Location: Bình Thạnh, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, VN
- **Sarah Jane Lim** (DUPR ID: XJORR4) - Rating: 5.155, Location: Makati, NCR, PH

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